Locomotive-tender tank



May 8, 1928. 1,668,561

E. E. HlcKEN LocoMoTIvE TENDER TANK 4May 8, 1928.

E. E. HICKEN LocoMoTIvE TENDER TANK Filed Aug. 19. 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 2May s, 1928.

E. E. HICKEN LOCOMOTIVE TENDER TANK Filed Aug. 19. 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 3ltatented May 8, 1928.

.gran stares! ELMER n. Eireann, on eo:.Ieineswoon, NEW JnnsnY.

LOCOMOTIVE-TENDR TANK.

Application led August 19, 1926.' Serial No.` 139,305.

rlhe object of my invention is to simplify the construction ot a tendertank, to obviate the dilliculties encountered at Athe curva` linearJoints betweei'r the'tuel box` andthe water tank. Y g

rIlle improved fuel boa 'extends tromthe trent of theftank to thefrontend ofthe tender,` forming a 'rectangularly shaped' boX. Thisconstruction eliminates the curvalinear jointsv between the `fuel boxand the `waterl tank and straight Jointsv are substituted i therefore.The invention relates to yother details of constructionwhich will bedescribed hereafter.

in the' accompanying drawings:

Fig.l l isa'longitudinal sectional view on the line 144, ot Fig. 2;

Fig. 2is a plan view et my improved tender tank tor locomotives; i

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View on the line 3 3, Fig.` l; y p g Fig. a isa transverse sectional view lon the lmet-4, Fig. 1; Y 1

Fig.v 5 is a perspective viewv showing the upper and lower plates `otthewatervtank portion of the tender;

Fig; 6 is a detached the shaped angle bar;

Fig. is a detached Yview otono of the dash plates; and

Fig. 8 is a view illustrating a detail of construction.

lThe tender 'tank has a cylindrical section perspective viewlof 2, and asegmental section 3, the segmental section extending under the fuel boxa.

The bottom plate l of the tender tank is preferably made in one piece,segmental in form as shown in Fig. 5, and extends the full 4length ofthe tender. l

The upper portion ot' the cylindrical section 2 of the tank is made oftwo segmental plates lL-la, with a seam 16 at the top, they lower edgesof said upper portion being connected to the edge ot' the bottom platesas shown in Fig. 5.

Two longitudinal dash plates 5-5 are arranged on edge and are flanged atthe lower edge as at 6 and at the upper edges as at 7. The platesas'shown in Figs. l and 7 are preferably made in two pieces 5a and 5b,riveted or welded together. The pieces 5 are beveled to support theinclined plate 1l forming the rear of the fuel box and an end lof thewater tank.

The'inclined side plates 8 of the fuel box areattached tothe rlianges Zot the dash- `plates Gyasshown in Il, and tothe vertical side plates 13ot` the tender.' This construction is very rigid and substantialf.`Theportions w5c of the dash `plates formthe lower sidewalls of theiuelboxa, as shownin Fig. d.

Thelbottom plate Slot thebtuel-I bozrieitf` y' tends fro-inthe frontofthe tender to the'V transverse plate-lOlwhich acts asI apoross braceandas a lower/support for the-inclined d plate lll which is i att-ached*to? the l transverse plate l2 atthe 'lront endol` the' cylindricalsection 2 and to the bottom-v plate 9. l

An angle platel connects the to the inclined 'plate ll. r

Extending tronreach dash plate-'to the: 5 lower edges of the sideplates, on a line with@ the bottom plate 9 arebottom plates 59h-Sai'These patesrest on the `upper edge ofther segmental bottom plate landtorni the bot# n tom oi the front upper sectionsof the water tank.

i i A ange'bl .14, Shownclearly lamp 6, has twol horizontal portions'14s, `which connect the semicylindrical bottom platefl f to thebottomplates 9u, andfhasa semi-cir-y cular portion 14h which `extends around"thel upper porti'on et thek cylindrical lsection of* the water tank andconnectsthi's Vsection to the plate l2, making a very rigidconstruction.

At the front end ot the tender are the rectangular boxes l5 of theVusual type.

17 is a transverse reinforcing plate secured to the portions 5b of thedash plates and secured at its upper end to the inclined plate 1l asclearly shown in Fig. l. 18 are transverse angle-bars curved to tit thelower section ot the water tank, and two of these bars extend above theside seams and are secured to the upper plates of the Water tank.

When the space under the bottom plate 9 is used tor housing a mechanicalStoker, then an opening is provided in the inclined plate ll and a doorl'la closes this opening. An opening 1lb is also formed in the plate 9under the door as shown in Fig. 8 to allow access to the space w.

When the space m is used as a part of the water chamber, then the platel() is cut away as shown to connect the space a' with` vthe main waterspace of the tender, see

'loo

space not used for fuel and tools is used for Water.

I claim:

l. The combination in a tender tank of a locomotive, of asemi-cylindrical bottom section extending the full length of thevtender;an upper section of the Water tank secured to the lower section andhaving a single longitudinal seam at the top; an end plate; and a fuelbox located on the semi-cylindrical section in front of the cylindricalportion of the Water tank and having inclined sides.

2. The combination in a tender tank, of a Water section having asemi-cylindrical bottom plate; a semi-cylindrical top section formingwith the bottom section a complete cylinder, said top section formingsubstantially, one half of the tank of the tender; a rectangular sectionhaving a fuel box, mounted on the front portion of the semicylindricalbottom plate; an angle-bar having a longitudinal sect-ion at each sideand having a curved section extending over the Water section andsecuring the upper plates of the Water section to a transverse platewhich forms the end plate of the Water seck tion.

3. The combination in a cylindrical tender tank, of a cylindricalsection; a semi-cylindrical section having a flat upper surface formingthe licor of a fuel box; side Walls extending from the said flat uppersurface; inclined plates at each side of the fuel box and extending tothe side Walls; and an inclined plate at the rear of the fuel boxextending to the end plate of the cylindrical section.

4. The combination in a cylindrical tender tank, of a cylindricalsection; a semi-cylindrical section having a flat upper surface formingthe floor of a fuel box; side Walls extending from the said fiat uppersurface; inclined plates at each side of the fuel box and extending tothe side Walls; an inclined plate at the rear of the fuel box extendingto the end plate of the cylindrical section; an angle-bar to form acurved section Which extends around the upper portion of the cylindrical section and secured to said section and to the end plate; andtwo horizontal .portions coupling the bottom plate at each side of thefuel` box to the se1ni-cy1indrical section.

5. The combination in a tender tank, of a cylindrical section; asemi-cylindrical section forming a continuation of the cylindricalsection; a rectangular fuel box mounted above the semi-cylindricalsection; and longitudinal dash-.plates reinforcing the structure vandconnecting the lower portion of the semi-cylindrical section With thebottom of the fuel box.

6. The combination in a tender tank, of a cylindrical section; asemi-cylindrical section forming a continuation of the cylindricalsection; a rectangular fuel box section mounted above these1nicylindrical section; longitudinal dash-plates reinforcing thestructure and connecting the lower portion of the semi-cylindricalsection With the bot-foin of the fuel box, said dash-plates extendingabove t-he bottom plate and forming the lower side Walls of the fuelbox; and inclined plates at each side of the fuel box connecting theupper edges of the dashplates with the side Walls.

ELMER E. HICKEN.

